Please assure me I'm not going to burn my house down.


I recently bought some new mono class D amps to replace a stereo class D. I had a pair of identical diy power cords connected to the stereo amp and my preamp.

Well, with monos I was obviously going to use the identical power cords. So I needed a new PC for my pre, as the older diy version I had laying around just used thhn wire from Lowe’s and didn’t sound great. So, after some thought and research, I decided to make a PC out of cat 5 plenum cable. I kept it in its blue sleeve (containing 4 twisted pairs) and then I braided 3 lengths together for each conductor. I then took those three braids and braided them. What I have sounds incredible and I’m fairly confident that it is safe electrically.

Please reassure me. Or tell me I forgot about x, and that I should cease and desist. Or laugh at how cheap I am...

But really, I’m not going to start a fire here, am I? 8 conductors per length x 3 lengths for each conductor equals 24 strands of 24awg. Which equals 10awg for each conductor...
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Bad idea. Even if you don't want to go big time with power cables, get a little scratch together for something decent, something that won't invalidate your home insurance if a fire breaks out, like these:
https://www.audiogon.com/listings/ac-cables-component-of-the-year-award-silnote-audio-gl-reference-p...
@mani-2 my other power cables are a helix design I got from williewonka (agon name), which I then made from the conductors from the yarbo 9000 series PCs with silver coated copper neutral helix and a thhn wire ground helix, both wrapped around the yarbo conductor. I used sonar quest plugs. So I know how to make a great sounding cable from proper components..
 I was curious what a braided architecture made from individually insulated, small diameter solid conductors would sound like. That's why I tried cat 5.

I could do it with proper small diameter power cable..
Check your home owners policy because if you made one mistake your house could be toast hope not though.
www.signalcable.com as low as $49. I have zero affiliation with them, other than buying a couple. Save yourself the headaches for a few bucks.